Former President and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s undeclared flat in Manhattan, New York is talk of the town these days. Many PPP stalwarts have so far come out in defense of their leader and rubbished these news. Saeed Ghani, the party’s Sindh provincial minister and an outspoken figure contended […]
Kamila Shamsie is a popular novelist in the postmodern era of Pakistani English Literature. Her writing themes are mostly about search for identity and political crisis, depicted through the characters and setting of her novel. Moreover, Karachi is depicted as violent and destructive but a cosmopolitan city. Kartography (2002), means map-making […]
As Prime Minister Imran Khan’s newly elected government pushes forward its vision of a ‘Naya (New) Pakistan’, it is important that the lessons learnt from the country’s troubled past also be kept mind. These include lessons learnt not only from the sub-continent’s colonial past, but also from the series of […]
Saffron Dreams is a novel that depicts our ever evolving identities and the events and places that form them. It reminds North American nation that within the inside of tragedy, our dreams become an enduring inheritance. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and author, discovers in a very single moment that […]
While addressing a ceremony on Thursday at the Islamabad Convention Center, Khan had proposed the idea of poultry business to help impoverished families reduce poverty. He said that the project is being tested and his government is feeling confident to fully support and facilitate rural women in this regard. Khan’s […]
Julie Sweet, running a $16 billion business and administering a huge team of more than 50,000 employees CEO of Accenture’s North America business, clearly reflects one of the most important catalyst to work for a successful personal as well as professional life when she says: “Develop excellent communication skills. I […]
Since the emergence of Pakistan as an independent state, Saudi Arabia has been an all-weather friend of Pakistan. Loaves and fish brought both states further closer, as Saudi Arabian human capital and Pakistan’s economic needs were interdependent. However, full swing in bilateral relations was noticed during the 1980’s when the […]
The recently concluded annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank group, held in Indonesia last weekend, has highlighted a series of concerning trends with regard to the global economy. It has subsequently left many considering the impacts of a possible global recession that may be looming ahead in the […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his government will grant citizenship to all Pakistan-born refugees of Afghanistan and Bangladeshi origins. The premier expressed his views on the hot subject while addressing a fund-raising dinner in Karachi for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam. Although this decision of the Prime […]
Over the last week, the Turkish Lira dominated world headlines as the currency continues to plunge against US dollar. Currently, at the dead center of a series of verbal ripostes between Presidents Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the rapidly depreciating Lira has taken center stage amidst deteriorating US-Turkey relations […]
